title: Effectiveness of proactive Quitline service and predictors of successful smoking cessation: findings from a preliminary study of Quitline service for smoking cessation in Korea.
abstract: This study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the first proactive Quitline service for smoking cessation in Korea and determine the predictors of successful smoking cessation. Smoking participants were voluntarily recruited from 18 community health centers. The participants were proactively counseled for smoking cessation via 7 sessions conducted for 30 days from November 1, 2005 to January 31, 2006. Of the 649 smoking participants, 522 completed 30 days at the end of the study and were included in the final analysis. The continuous abstinence rate at 30 days of follow-up was found to be 38.3% (200/522), in the intention-to-treat analysis. Compared with non-quitters, quitters were mostly male, smoked <20 cigarettes/day, had started smoking at the age of >or=20 yr, and were less dependent on nicotine. Based on the stepwise multiple logistic regression analysis, the significant predictors of successful smoking cessation were determined to be male sex, low cigarette consumption, and older age at smoking initiation. We investigated the short-term effectiveness of the Quitline service and determined the predictors of successful smoking cessation.
authors.affiliation: Smoking Cessation Clinic and Center for Cancer Prevention and Detection, National Cancer Center & Cancer Prevention Branch, National Cancer Control Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Kwon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Myung
authors.forename: Jae-Gahb
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Woo Kyung
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Yeon Ji
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yeol
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hong Gwan
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D015277:Hotlines / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013689:Telephone; D016896:Treatment Outcome